DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three people were killed in a grenade attack in Kulachi tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan district here on Tuesday.

Police officials said that three persons were killed when unidentified assailants threw a hand grenade on them in Kot Kundian area.

The victims were identified as 25-year-old Rozi Khan and his relative, 40-year-old Mohammad Ayub of Mohalla Sheikhanwala of Tank, while the third victim, Abdul Sattar, belonged to Tiarza area of South Waziristan tribal district.

The police officials said that the suspects managed to flee the scene after the attack.

The police registered a case on the report of Raees Khan, a brother of slain Rozi Khan. He told the police that his family had no enmity with anyone.

In a separate incident, a young man was killed and his cousin was seriously injured when their motorcycle collided with a truck in the limits of the University police station.

The police identified the deceased as 18-year-old Amirullah.

The police have registered a case against the driver of the truck.

Meanwhile, unidentified robbers snatched cash, a motorcycle and other documents from a citizen at gunpoint in the limits of the Cantonment police station, police said on Tuesday.

Saqib Ali, 32, a resident of Awanabad area, told the police that three unidentified armed men stopped him near the Dal Mills in Hudood Gali area of the Cantonment at around 4pm, and snatched Rs90,000 cash, his motorcycle, identity card and driving licence at gunpoint.

A police official said that a case had been registered against three unidentified persons.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2022